Kentaro Toyama, W. K. Kellogg Associate Professor

About the Initiative

Motivated to provide the skills and knowledge base to leverage creativity in design work, Dr. Mark W. Newman, Associate Professor of Information and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, created the User Experience (UX) Research and Design MicroMasters to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to research and design products that users will love. Those enrolled in the MicroMasters will learn about assessing user needs and evaluating information systems with the goal of improving the user experience, in addition to the process of user experience design, including how to develop user stories and/or scenarios, how to prototype alternative designs and how to create plans to be implemented. The MicroMasters can lead to a certificate, career advancement and accelerate progress through the master’s program upon admission to the School of Information.